tempo
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"Movement is what we need right now, and we also need to feel powerful and to connect to our sources of energy. The tempo of this album helps with that."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
As Ms. Abrams sings about a mental-health crisis, the tempo increases and a string arrangement hints at drama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“If Kensho-san says something in the character Yuru, and I hear that, I actually adjust my performance a little bit to match some of his tempo or timing.”
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Spain's use of width creates space for Lamine Yamal and enables them to generate chances, while Rodri and Pedri dominate midfield, controlling possession and dictating the tempo of the game.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
As the tempo accelerates, the penalty of a miscue—an oar touching the water a fraction of a second too early or too late, for instance—becomes ever more severe, the opportunity for disaster ever greater.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Conductor Eun Sun Kim, her tempi flexible and unindulgent and her dynamics well-calibrated, never forgot that “Parsifal” is an opera, not a religious service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
All the variations and tempi have to be based on the voices.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
I’d map out the terrain of the evening and the tempi of movements as though plotting a hike into someone else’s imagination.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
Declining White’s King’s Gambit is perfectly playable for Black, but allowing the king’s bishop to be traded off and wasting several tempi with the queen’s knight get Blood into quick trouble.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
The following are some terms and their beats per minute to help you gauge different tempi.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
The beats are mostly bass-heavy variations on trap, with its slower tempos and busy high-hats, and there are very few musical interruptions as Drake lays out what is on his mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
In addition, many investors calibrate their outlooks during earnings season to reflect companies’ guidance, which affects short-term market tempos.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
This fall, the company launched 30 product updates that included “lossless” audio and playlist mixing, in which users can add transitions and match tempos between songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Slowcore is a subgenre of indie rock characterised by its slow tempos, minimal arrangements, and melancholic atmosphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
The heart responds by beating more quickly when listening to faster tempos, and slower when listening to slower tempos.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing tempo
It's About Time: Chron and Temp
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